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debility

[ dih-bil-i-tee ]

noun

plural debilities.
  1. a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness:

    Debility prevented him from getting out of bed.

  2. a particular mental or physical disability.


debility

/ »åɪˈ²úɪ±ôɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. weakness or infirmity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of debility1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English debylite, from Middle French debilite, from Latin »åŧ²ú¾±±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from »åŧ²ú¾±±ô ( is ) “weak†+ -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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A correspondence that spans years might have its intermittent sputters, but it finally ends for a reason, and often — as with nearly all of the pairs mentioned here — that reason is someone’s death or debility.

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Over and over, she finds language sufficient for her intense debility.

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Rereading recently the Snopes and Studs Lonigan trilogies, I was struck by their insight into the emotional debility and ruthlessness of socially mobile men.

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Underlying the GOP’s debilities, of course, is its small voter registration that has plunged over the years.

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This season, the writers on “Succession†have been playing up the age-related debility and mental fogginess of their crotchety corporate monarch.

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